Migrated Lightroom Catalog empty: classic to cloud issues

Question

Hi there, I have been trying to move from working in Lightroom Classic to Lightroom (cloud). I have migrated the catalog from Classic to cloud, following Adobe's instructions ( https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/lightroom-cc/using/migrate-to-lightroom-cc.html).

When the process completed, my migrated catalog and collections from Classic show in Lightroom but they are empty. The only photos that showed up in Lightroom are a few that I imported manually a while back to explore the software.

Some of my collections from Classic have since synced and show in Lightroom- is syncing my collections from Classic a workaround from which I can then work solely in Lightroom going forwards? Ideally I would like to complete the migration process properly for a more sensible workstream going forwards.

Many thanks

Srishti_Bali · Answer

Hi @Alice25952881lg8c

Thanks for the detailed explanation. To help clarify what’s happening and figure out the best next steps, could you please share a few more details?

Lightroom Classic version used for the migration
Lightroom (cloud) version and macOS version
Approximately how many photos were in the Classic catalog you migrated
During migration, did Lightroom report that the process completed successfully, or were there any warnings/errors?
Are the original photos in Classic stored on a local drive, external drive, or network drive?
In Lightroom Classic, were the photos showing as online and available, or were any marked as missing?
Is sync enabled in Lightroom Classic (cloud icon in the top-right), and were these collections part of synced collections?

Looking forward to your response!

Regards,

Srishti

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